JAC S1 (Rein) SUV 2012

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The Rein is a compact SUV built by Jianghuai Auto (JAC) in Hefei, Anhui. A clone of Hyundai Santa Fe, it was launched at the Guangzhou motor show in July 2006 and released three months later. It was replaced in 2013 by JAC S5 (Refine S5, or, Rein II).

In 2004, JAC disclosed that it was in negotiation with Hyundai on jointly building the Santa Fe in China. Later that year, however, Hyundai picked Hawtai as its partner on the SUV project. Determined in push into the SUV market, JAC chose to replicate the Santa Fe and release it under the JAC nameplate.

In 2012, JAC sold only 8,470 Reins. Production of the Rein was terminated in 2013.